Synopsis
A weekly roundtable discussion on travel news and the travel industry with leading travel writers, bloggers and podcasters.
Episodes
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#90 - JD Andrews (EarthXplorer) and "Underwear Free Travel"
30/07/2011 Duration: 01h06minThis week's guest is JD Andrews of of EarthXplorerJD Andrews (EarthXplorer)This Week's News: Airbnb burglary victim says company tried to quiet her - Faster Forward On Safety: A Word From Airbnb How The Hell Is This My Fault? Vegas casino warning after Legionnaire's cases Have Facebook, Won’t Travel Google Launches Hotel Search Tool With Room Price Data Jeopardy! host injured after chasing burglar in SF Underwear incident: 'Former model' sues JetBlue 'Free at last': South Sudan is world's newest nation - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.comPicks of the week: Gary - Canary Islands Jen - Las Vegas travel deals for Labor Day weekend Chris - USB Pot - recharge your iPod and boil water JD - trover - iPhone app, Google+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#89 - "Photography and Google+" w/ Trey Ratcliff
16/07/2011 Duration: 47minRegulars Chris Christensen and Jen Leo are joined by this week’s guest Trey Ratcliff of StuckInCustoms.com This Week's News: New screening method could speed plane boarding The 19 Most Hated Companies in America - Gus Lubin and Vivian Giang - Business Jet Blue to the rescue with $4 fares during California's Carmegeddon Naked Man Arrested Near JFK Airport Fuel Depot Man jailed for tossing peanuts, pretzels on flight Feds: Man created 'nonexistent airline' as front for prostitution Man Tries to Steal Deputy's Gun at Airport Passenger bound, gagged and flight diverted after violent clash on plane TSA Agent Stuffs iPad Down Pants, Steals $50K in Electronics Woman escorted off US Airways flight after snapping photo Man Arrested for Boarding Plane With False ID, Day-Old Boarding Pass Picks of the week: Trey - "don't feel like you need to know everything about your camera" Jen - iphone, iPad and iPod Apps Magazine Chris- Email 'n Walk iPhone app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho
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#88 - "Fly Kids Free" with guest Gene Quinn
02/07/2011 Duration: 01h06minThis week's guest is Gene Quinn co-founder of Tnooz.com joins regulars Jen Leo and Chris Christensen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#87 - “Video Tips and Internet Woes” w/ Tim Shisler, Jessical Speigel –
22/06/2011 Duration: 48minRegulars Chris Christensen and Jen Leo are joined by this week’s guests:Tim Shisler the photography and video editor for Mountain News Corporationand Jessica Spiegel of Bootsnall and italylogue.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#86 - "A Cast of Tens"
11/06/2011 Duration: 01h41minThe 3rd live episode of This Week in Travel was recorded at a meetup in British Columbia with attendees of TBEX 2011 (Travel Blog Exchange Conference). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#85 - "Crap Souvenirs" w/ Doug Lansky
06/06/2011 Duration: 39minThis week's guest is Doug Lansky of CrapSouvenirs.com and SignSpotting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#84 - "Texas Standoff" w/ Kim Mance and Sherry Ott
29/05/2011 Duration: 52minThis week's guest are:Kim Mance of TBEX and Galavanting.comSherry Ott of Ottsworld and Meet, Plan, Go Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#83 - "Don't Travel With Women" with Michael Hodgson and Beth Whitman
08/05/2011 Duration: 52minwith guests:Beth Whitman of Wanderlust and LipstickMichael Hodson of Go, See, Write Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#82 "Royal Wedding" with guest Sean O'Neill
30/04/2011 Duration: 46minThis week's guest is Sean O'Neill from Budget Travel and geatawayvehicle.comThis week's news: * The Royal Wedding discussion * Bombing in Morocco- 14 dead * Former Miss USA feels 'violated' by TSA pat-down * New rules for U.S. citizens traveling to Cuba * An end to classic cars rumbling across Cuba?Picks of the week * Gary - Ljubljana * Jen - Christoper P. Baker's, Cuba Classics: A celebration of vintage American Automobiles * Chris - Grandville Island in Vancouver or Whistler * Sean - Plnnr.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#81 - "Kung Fu Airlines" w/ Jeff Jung
21/04/2011 Duration: 43minThis week's guest is Jeff Jung of CareerBreakSecrets.comThis Week's News: * Delta's Rodent Problem: Droppings 'Too Numerous to Count' Found On Plane * TSA Gives Pat Down to 6-Year-Old Girl in New Orleans - AOL Travel News * Hong Kong Airlines' Flight Attendants Take Mandatory Kung Fu Training * Air-traffic controller suspended for watching a DVD on duty * Gov't wants airlines to repay fee after losing bag - Yahoo! News * Richard Simmons on Air New Zealand Safety Video * Child free flights from October 2011Picks of the week: * Jen - FleeWinter.com * Jeff - AirBandB.com * Chris - @TodayatWDW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#80 - Spud Hilton, Johnny Jet - "Johnny Jet is Naked"
12/04/2011 Duration: 01h01minwith special guests Spud Hilton and Johnny Jet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#79 "The Quaint Picturesque Episode of Contrasts" w/ Lola (Akinmade) Åkerström
28/03/2011 Duration: 36minThis week's guest is Lola (Akinmade) Åkerström. Official photoblogger for Sweeden.se Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#78 Pam Mandel and "Bingecations"
22/03/2011 Duration: 45minThis week's guest is Pam Mandel of Nerd's Eye View. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#77 - "New York Times Travel Catch and Release Program" w/ Matt Gross and Jodi Ettenberg
13/03/2011 Duration: 56minThis week's guests are Matt Gross, New York Time's Frugal Traveler emeritus, and Jodi Ettenberg of legalnomads.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#76 - Andrew Evens, Jessica Spiegel - "It's Oprah's World"
07/03/2011 Duration: 01h01minThis week's guests are Andrew Evans of National Geographic and Jessica Spiegel from Boots N' All.This week's news: * Overheard locker tot outrage * Thai mystery hotel death toll jumps to four * Thais doubt seaweed killed Sarah Carter * Shipping vs. Checking: Which would you rather do? * Canadian Tourist Arrested For Giving Nazi Salute Outside Reichstag * Gunman Flees Las Vegas Casino with $32,000 in Chips * Egypt lures tourists with discounts, history in the making...and Oprah? * Is Michelangelo's Statue of David Threatened by New High-Speed Train?Picks of the week * Gary - The Island of Lanai * Chris - Cinq.tunaverse.com * Jen - Gasbuddy.com * Andrew - Buy your beads online for Mardi Gras * Jessica - How to travel around the world on $40/day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#75 - Live from the New York Times Travel Show
27/02/2011 Duration: 01h04minThis week's news China plans 45 new airports as travel booms Las Vegas to get two new Mob museums Airline apologizes for carrying pork on Israeli flight IndiGo Airlines Passenger Refuses To Fly With Female Pilot Hostel Bookers Survery Picks of the week Gary - Stocking hat Jen - Born Wild by Tony Fitzjohn, How to open a wine bottle with your shoe Chris - Metropolitan Museum of Art Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#74 – Chester A. Arthur’s Pants
21/02/2011 Duration: 50minThis week’s guest are:David Farley, author of An Irreverent CuriosityRobert Reid of the BBC (Lonely Planet) and ReidOnTravel.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#73 - The Travel Blog Game
14/02/2011 Duration: 01h06minThis week's guests are Sheila Scarborough and Jessica SpiegelThis week's news: * Top 10 most-ordered hotel movies in 2010 * Hottest Flight Attendants: Virgin Atlantic Tops In Survey * 77-Year-Old Woman Dies After Riding Disney Carousel * Travel: 'Sesame Street' creates new museum near D.C. * Travel Blog: The Game * Sarkozy Asks Ministers To Take Vacation In France * Talk on Egypt * Manila police accused of tourist scam * Tourism CurrentsPicks of the Week: * Jen - Houston to London, $421 round trip * Sheila - Outrigger Hotels * Jessica - ifitweremyhome.com * Chris - My Shot Lists iPhone App * Gary - Zip Line, Toro Verde Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#72 - Nazi Golf Cats
07/02/2011 Duration: 56minThis week's guest is Mike Baresh of Galdling.comThis Week's News * Discussion on Egypt * Airlines offer free in-flight Facebook * Rudest city in the USA? Hint: It's not what you're probably thinking * Nazis' Ukraine HQ to become a museum; Hitler tour in Germany draws criticism * Antarctica Cruise Ship Runs Aground * Man sues tour operator for failing to let him shoot an elephant * Man puts wife on no fly listPicks of the week * Gary - When Should I Visit * Chris - DamnYouAutoCorrect.com, 360Panorama iPhone App * Jen - Other travel guides - Eat London by Peter Prescott * Mike - Don't kill pizza delivery man, Ice Breaker ClothingSuper Bowl PredictionsJen - Packers 27-14Chris - DoritosMike - Packer 27-17Gary - Packers 52-3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#71 - Protesters, Smugglers and Filth
30/01/2011 Duration: 56minThis week's guest is Sean O'Neill, senior editor at BudgetTravel.com This Week's News: Social media and revolution: Egypt protests mimic those in Tunisia Unsurprisingly, Woman Fails To Smuggle 44 iPhones Into Israel TripAdvisor's 2011 Top 10 Dirtiest Hotels Airport security officials brand three inch toy gun "firearm" (From Bournemouth Echo) Picks of the week: Sean - iPhone app JotNot for scanning Jen - Logging on: Britain's cutest log cabins Chris - Ask Arthur Frommer: And Travel Better, Cheaper, Smarter, Evernote Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices